Are you trying to hyphenate dig? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.
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The site of an archeological exploration They set up camp next to the dig |
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An aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect His parting shot was `drop dead' She threw shafts of sarcasm She takes a dig at me every chance she gets |
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A small gouge (as in the cover of a book) The book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover |
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The act of digging There's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton |
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The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow She gave me a sharp dig in the ribs |
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Turn up, loosen, or remove earth Dig we must Turn over the soil for aeration |
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Create by digging Dig a hole Dig out a channel |
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Work hard She was digging away at her math homework Lexicographers drudge all day long |
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Remove, harvest, or recover by digging Dig salt Dig coal |
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Thrust down or into Dig the oars into the water Dig your foot into the floor |
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Remove the inner part or the core of The mining company wants to excavate the hillside |
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Poke or thrust abruptly He jabbed his finger into her ribs |
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Get the meaning of something Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? |
| noun | excavation, archeological site, site, land site
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| noun | shot, shaft, slam, barb, jibe, gibe, remark, comment |
| noun | dent, gouge, nick |
| noun | excavation, digging, creating by removal
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| noun | jab, touch, touching |
| verb | delve, cut into, turn over, remove, take, take away, withdraw, dig up, dig in, dig out
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| verb | dig out, hollow, hollow out, core out
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| verb | labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, moil, work, do work
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| verb | excavate, hollow, remove, take, take away, withdraw |
| verb | jab, prod, stab, poke, thrust |
| verb | get the picture, comprehend, savvy, grasp, compass, apprehend, understand |